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AGM PAIRS - (Bill & Eileen Herbert Trophy)
Holders 2007/08 - Vic & Mike Llewellyn
This is an Open Pairs Competition which is held after the AGM. Entry is free, but their will be no prize money.

RESTRICTED PAIRS - Parker Trophy
Holders 2007/08 -James Rowe & Philip Harland
The Restricted Pairs is open to all players of 1* Master or below (<15,000 Local Points) which includes Non-EBU members and is Level 2.

NATIONAL PAIRS HEAT
The National Pairs Heat will be as the current EBU regulations
at the time and is Level 3.

LINCOLN IMP
Holders 2007/08 - Richard Tupper & Tom Welch, Roger Haywood & Di Barclay
Multiple Teams of Four in which all members of a team must be below the rank of Tournament Master (<40,000 local points) in terms of points earned to date. (NB a Premier Master is a higher rank than a Tourrnament Master)

MIXED/MARRIED PAIRS
MARRIED PAIRS - Dean Trophy
Holders 2008/09 - Bill & Shirley Holmes
MIXED PAIRS - Hannan Challenge Cup
Holders-2008/09 - Mo Parsons & Maurice Ladlow
The winning pair will be presented with the Hannan Challenge Cup. The highest placed married pair (not including the winners) will win the Dean Trophy. The highest placed married pair will be eligible to play in the Midland Flitch, should the county receive an invitation. Prize money is awarded solely on the overall positions.

SWISS TEAMS - Gilbert Fry Cup
Holders 2007/08 - Alan Brown, Drene Brown, Nick Dyer, Mike Perry
Mini matches are played. At each stage teams are drawn against a team of equal standing, provided they have not met previously, unless numbers do not permit. The entry fee is inclusive of a buffet, therefore pre-entry is required. The Management Committee reserves the right to change this competition into a comparable multiple team-of-four competition if entries are too small.

GHOST PAIRS - Ghost Pairs Plate N/S; Ghost Pairs Plate (E/W)
Holders 2007/08 - N/S Alan & Drene Brown; E/W Andrew King & Andrew Green
Pre-set hands that are played as teams of four and your score is compared with that of imaginary partners.

BAINTON TROPHY (Green Point Pairs)
Holders 2007/08 - Alan & Drene Brown
Players qualify for a semi-final by playing in a club heat and obtaining a score in excess of 50%. Any player may play in a club heat, but to play in the semi-final they must be EBU members, have given the LCBA as their county of primary allegiance, and have not played in either the heats of the Tollemache, Corwen or Pachabo for another county during the current year. If a player plays in more than one club heat the first one will count unless they have notified otherwise before start of play.
Pairs will qualify to play in the final which will be an "all play all" playing at least two boards against each other pair.
The Management Committee will determine the number of pairs playing in the final according to the number in the semi-final. It will usually be 14 pairs.The first two or three pairs (depending upon EBU regulations current at the time) will represent the LCBA in the Corwen Trophy. In the event of a pair not being able to go, reserves will be invited down to and including a 50% score.

VETERANS' TROPHY
Holders 2007/08 - Mo Parsons & Maurice Ladlow
A Veteran Pairs event where each player must be at least 60 years old and the ages of both total a minimum of 125 years on the date the event is played.

RANDOM SEEDED TEAMS John Brown Bowl (N/S); Random Seeded Plate (E/W)
Holders 2007/08 - N/S Roy Hughes & Keith Stewart; E/W Bridgid & Peter Hughes
This event is open to non-EBU members. Pre-entry of pairs is required. Half of the pairs entered will be seeded and the other half will draw a seeded team to play as team partners in a multiple team-of-four competition. The seeded pairs will sit N/S. It would help the seeding process if pairs would try and partner a player of like ability.

LADIES' & MEN'S PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP - Sidney Vincent Cup (Ladies); Vincent Cup (Men)
Holders 2007/08 - Maggie Neal & Vilma Foot; Tony Waine & Michael Grant
Two separate competitions held at the same venue at the same time

GARDEN CITIES HEAT
Holders 2007/08 - Scunthorpe
This is a competition for teams-of-eight from Affiliated Clubs. A club may enter more than one team. A player must only play for his club of allegiance, as indicated when joining or renewing his/her annual subscription. If he is not required by that club, then he may play for any other club of which he is a bona fide member (i.e. for more than three months). The winners will represent their club and the LCBA in the regional finals.

OPEN TRIALS
This is an event to help determine which pairs will be invited to compete in the Closed Trials later in the year. In turn, the Closed Trials will help the County Captain's Committee to determine who will be invited to represent the County in the Tollemache. Pre-entry is not required, so pairs just need to turn up on the day. If a Howell is played then the pair finishing 1st will automatically be invited to the Closed Trial and if a Mitchell, then both 1st N/S and E/W will be invited. Depending upon numbers playing others may also be invited. Scoring will be by Butler method.

ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
These are held over a weekend in April or early May at a different venue from the other competitions. Entry Forms with full details are sent out in February.
The programme of events is:

SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Pairs Qualifying - Lucy Osborne Trophy; Margaret Briggs Trophy
Holders 2007/08 - Lucy Osbourne - Maurice Ladlow & Maureen Parsons
Holders 2007/08 - Margaret Briggs - Jonathon Farmer & Chris Job

SATURDAY EVENING
Pairs Championship - Arthur Wilson Trophy
Holders 2007/08 -Sue York & David Stoddart
Consolation Pairs - Bell Trophy
Holders 2007/08 -Sally Williams & Dave Williams
Open Pairs - Harrison Challenge Cup
Holders 2007/08 - Eileen Herbert & Bill Herbert
Pairs may enter to play in the Open Pairs event on the Saturday evening without playing in the heats.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Championship Teams Qualifying

SUNDAY EVENING
Championship Teams - Dutton Challenge Cup
Holders 2007/08 - Stuart Knox & David Caldow, Nick Hunter & Alan Millington
ConsolationTeams - Turner Brumpton Trophy
Holders 2007/08 - Glynn Elwick & Stuart Watson, Vic Llewellyn & Mike Llewellyn
Open Teams - D and A Brown Trophy
Holders 2007/08 - John Gaunt & Andrew Green, Debbie Burton & Jonathon Farmer
Teams may enter to play in the Open Teams event on the Sunday evening without playing in the heats.

HEWARD TROPHY
Holders 2007/08 Joyce Gregory & Joan Robertson Mary Milnes & Bill Gibbs Horncastle
This is a multiple team-of-four competition for clubs. Any number of teams from clubs may enter as long as three members of the team have not reached the rank of Master (it may include non-EBU members). The fourth may be any rank and will sit North.

KNOCK-OUT TEAM EVENTS

Lincoln Gold (Green Point Event)
Holders 2007/08 - Stuart Knox & David Caldow, Nick Hunter & Alan Millington
The Lincoln Gold is the premier county event with Green Points awarded for each match, with the winners being entitled to represent the Association in the Pachabo Cup. In the event of all the winners being unable to go the losing finalists may provide some or all the reserves. Early rounds are to play 32 boards, the semi-final and final will be 48 boards. Only those who give the LCBA as their county of primary allegiance may play (see Bainton Trophy for full details).
The losing teams in the preliminary round and the first round proper will contest the Gold Plate.
Barbara Maplethorpe Plate
Holders 2007/08 -

Davey Cup
Holders 2007/08 - Maurice Ladlow, Mo Parsons, Alan & Drene Brown
A knock out pivot teams in which teams play 1 stanza of 8 boards with each team member. If numbers permit the first round draw will be zoned.

Teams-of-Four League
Division 1
Holders 2007/08 - Paul Wokes, David Pettengell, John Broklehurst, Michael Grant, Lawrence Taffinder
Division 2
Holders 2007/08 - Bill Parsons, Martin Sizer, Brenda Bassford, Ann Painter, John Vickers
The Committee will determine the number of Divisions each season (usually two or three) according to the entries.